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The first 510 yards (470 m) of Gurney Drive was completed in 1934, and at that time, it was simply named "North Beach". Gurney Drive was initially named as New Coast Road. It was then renamed Gurney Drive in honour of Sir Henry Gurney , the British High Commissioner in Malaya who had been assassinated by communist guerrillas in Pahang in 1951.
Penang cuisine is the cuisine of the multicultural society of Penang, Malaysia. Most of these cuisine are sold at road-side stalls, known as "hawker food" and ...
A view of casuarina beach in 2021 Casuarina Beach in 2011. Casuarina Beach is in Karainagar, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Jaffna. The Casuarina Beach in Karainagar is also called and written as Casoorina, Cashoorina and few other variants. This is considered to be the best beach in the Jaffna Peninsula with white ...
Malabar Street was laid out soon after the founding of Penang in 1786 by Captain Francis Light. [1] The road marked the original southern limits of the new settlement of George Town. [4] The street was renamed Chulia Street in 1798, as the British recognised that most of the Indians who moved to the street were, in fact, from Tamil Nadu. The ...
Batu Ferringhi is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located along the northern coast of Penang Island and about 11 km (6.8 mi) northwest of the city centre, it is the prime beach destination in Penang among locals and tourists. To cater to the influx of tourists, several major high-rise hotels have been established along ...
Komtar houses the Office of the Chief Minister of Penang, as well as agencies of the Penang state government and the Penang Island City Council.. The city centre of George Town encompasses 19 km 2 (7.3 sq mi) of the northeastern plains of Penang Island, forming the basin of the Pinang River, the main river system on the island.
Beach Street is a major thoroughfare in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Part of the city's central business district , it is also one of the oldest streets in Penang, having been created soon after the founding of the state by Captain Francis Light in 1786.
Weld Quay is a coastal road in the city of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang.One of a handful of places worldwide that was named after a Prime Minister of New Zealand, the road runs along the city's eastern shoreline, connecting the Tun Dr. Lim Chong Eu Expressway with Light Street and Beach Street.